Category Archives: Fashion

Director Anna Lee Strachan Unzips the History of Jeans in Riveted on PBS

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Judith Trojan

“You want to know what comes between me and my Calvins?  Nothing!”–actress Brooke Shields. Ms. Shields’ seductive pose and vampish delivery in that controversial 1980 TV commercial shocked the nation.  She was only 15 at the time, but her fetching … Continue reading →

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Very Ralph Makes Its Stylish Debut on HBO

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Judith Trojan

“I hate fashion. But I had the eye.”—Ralph Lauren. During the Sixties, when most of us were sporting tie-dye shirts and hanging peace symbols around our necks, young Ralph Lifshitz from the Bronx yearned for wider ties and special cut … Continue reading →

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Gloria Vanderbilt Documentary to be Rebroadcast on HBO

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Judith Trojan

  “She was always the youngest one in the room,” recalls CNN anchor Anderson Cooper of his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt.  Fashion designer … artist … author … heiress … and mom Gloria Vanderbilt passed away this week (6/17/19) at the … Continue reading →

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Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper Leave Nothing Left Unsaid in New Doc

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Judith Trojan

“I could always tell as a kid that there was this sadness to her,” says CNN anchor Anderson Cooper of his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, in the fascinating and poignant new feature-length documentary, Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper, produced … Continue reading →

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